CHDV 20100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Institutional Review Board, Stanley Milgram, Syphilis
1 Feb 2017
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Other issues (self-determination, privacy, dignity) informed consent to participate. Social scientists are observers and participants in the research process. Researchers in contact with complex and demanding sociopolitical environment that influences their research decisions. Tuskegee syphilis study (1957-1972: male african americans were suffering from syphilis. Researchers never offered cure and neither asked for their consent. Teacher delivered electric shock for each answer student got wrong. (no shock ever really given, student only yelled). teachers under false impression they were inflicting pain (unethical b/c participants were deceived) Informed consent (p. 67) consists of four elements (p. 68): competence. Privacy (p. 70) sensitivity to information setting in which observations are made. Dissemination of information: ability to match personal information with identity of research participants income. When researchers or other persons cannot identify any specific bit of info. with particular participant: one procedure: don"t request names. Confidentiality: researchers will not reveal information publicly (info. linking to participant)
